Birds need nests for a number of reasons: to hold the eggs so they don’t roll away, to keep the egg dry, and to reduce heat loss. Little penguins nest in burrows or rock crevices, which give shelter from wind and rain and to some extent from predators.
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New Zealand Penguins
Photograph by Dave Houston
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